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12-05-2012, 01:10 PM
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Drives: 2011 2LT IBM / SIM stripe 6M Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: STL
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GM replacing my V6 engine
I have a 2011 2LT with 26,xxx miles. My check engine service light came on last week. The dealer said it was a cylinder misfire code. They put dye in my coolant for a week. They probed the cylinders and found coolant in one of them.
They are replacing the engine. Anyone have any info on if the percentage of 3.6s they have been replaced?
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12-05-2012, 01:14 PM
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Drives: 2012 CRT NF Cammed 2SS/RS For Sale Join Date: Oct 2011
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Good news that they are replacing it. I havent heard of too many people having problems that serious
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12-05-2012, 01:26 PM
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Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Crestline, CA
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Never heard of one myself... doesn't mean it's never happened, but, at least from MY perspective, loomks like a pretty isolated case. And I am envious of you, too: To start over with 0 miles on the engine is a pretty good deal!
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12-05-2012, 01:31 PM
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Let's go Rangers!
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There have been quite a few LLT replacements, overall I would not say very high %. Most were due to the dreading LLT timing chain failure.
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12-05-2012, 01:41 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro LS V6 Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tampa, Florida
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usually you see people fight for months to get that replaced. glad they are fixing it! i hope your rental is not an HHR
 
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12-05-2012, 01:43 PM
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Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Columbus, Oh
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Question, you have 10k manufactures warranty left. From what I have read the replacement is only warrantied for 1 year or X amount of miles.
What is the warranty on your new engine? |
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12-05-2012, 01:46 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro LS V6 Join Date: Jul 2010
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12-05-2012, 01:50 PM
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   Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009
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It's seems like there have been a lot of them from reading this forum. As far as being a high % it's hard to tell in the grand scheme of things.
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12-05-2012, 01:58 PM
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Let's go Rangers!
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12-05-2012, 01:59 PM
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Drives: 1997 30th Ann. Z28 & 2010 2LT RS Join Date: Jan 2010
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Buddy of mine called 2 nights ago to tell me there were 2 - 2011 V6 camaros in the dealership where he works with bad engines. 1-with 17,xxx and the other with 41,xxx .
Both carbon cylinder damage. Check engine came on both .
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12-05-2012, 02:02 PM
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Drives: 2011 1SS/RS VR/BLK A6 Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Trinity, Florida
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The powertrain is warrantied for 5yrs or 100k miles and that would include the engine. The bumper to bumper warranty is for 3/36. Replacement engine. I'd have to assume the remainder of the factory 5/100 |
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12-05-2012, 02:22 PM
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Drives: 2011 2LT IBM / SIM stripe 6M Join Date: Apr 2010
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All good questions on the warranty. The replacement engine will be in tomorrow so it'll be Friday or Monday before they are done. I will reply back on the warranty and what they suspect happened to the engine.
I did not like the service department from the Chevy dealer I ordered/bought my car from. From day 1 I had my car serviced at another Chevy dealer that seemed to have a service department that cared. Boy was I right !!!
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12-05-2012, 02:43 PM
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ummm wow thats what I had wrong in my engine and the replaced the cat...I wish I had an engine replaced!
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12-05-2012, 03:00 PM
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Drives: 2011 1SS/RS VR/BLK A6 Join Date: Jan 2011
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Just going on a hunch here. But, i seriously have to doubt you had coolant in a cylinder if all they did was replace a cat. Bad cat, no reason to replace engine. |
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